H.-W. WINS BERTH IN STATE FINAL\H-W 58, UNIVERSITY 47.Byline: Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. Daily News Staff Writer Their fate rested precariously on a last-second scoop shot Noun 1. scoop shot - a basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion basketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out" , not by one of the always-watched Collins twins, but an even better-known prodigy. Nobody less than a son of former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX great Bill Walton William Theodore Walton III, better known as Bill Walton (born November 5, 1952), is a former American basketball player and current television sportscaster. He is the father of current Los Angeles Lakers player Luke Walton. could determine Harvard-Westlake High School's season, as 6-foot-8 Luke Walton Luke Theodore Walton (born March 28 1980 in San Diego, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His position is small forward. drove a wide-open lane for the potential tie-breaking basket. But Walton's driving runner curled in and out of the rim, sending the Wolverines and University High School of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. into overtime during Saturday's Southern Regionals Division III boys' basketball championship game. The second chance was too good an opportunity for Harvard-Westlake to squander squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. , as it dominated the extra period for a 58-47 victory at the Anaheim Arena. The victory secured the Wolverines' first trip to the state championships next Saturday in Sacramento. They will play Sacramento High School Sacramento High School was a high school located in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento. It was the second oldest school west of the Mississippi, having been established in 1856. The school's colors were purple and white and its mascot was a dragon. , a 59-58 winner over Livermore in the Northern Regionals. The luck of the bounce Harvard-Westlake received on Walton's miss tempered the one-point loss the Wolverines suffered to Artesia in last year's regional championship at Anaheim. "I didn't think I'd forget last year but this sure makes up for it," senior Alex Gelbard said. "It's another adventure for this team. What sinks in most is we have practice (Sunday). I don't have to mope around Verb 1. mope around - move around slowly and aimlessly mope move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" the house this weekend. I have something to do. I know how all (the University) guys feel." The Wolverines (29-2) earned this year's invitation to the state finals by patiently sticking to their methodical game plan of feeding the ball to either Jason or Jarron Collins. The twins scored 21 of Harvard-Westlake's 25 points in the first half as the Wolverines took a two-point lead (25-23) at intermission. But University packed its defense even further inside in the second half and seemed to frustrate the Wolverines. University held Jason Collins scoreless in the third quarter and took a 36-31 on a three-point play by Walton's other son, 6-8 forward Nate, who was hobbled by a severely sprained ankle. "(I was) a little frustrated," Jason Collins said. "But I knew my time would come." It did. Jason and Jarron scored 11 of the Wolverines' 13 fourth-quarter points, including a layup by Jason that tied the game 45-45 with 31 seconds left. University (27-3) then held the ball for a last shot before Luke Walton's miss. "If we nail that shot, we're going to Sacramento," University coach Jim Tomey said. "I thought it was in. I've known Luke. He's a money player." Harvard-Westlake seemed rejuvenated re·ju·ve·nate tr.v. re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates 1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again. 2. by its second chance. Its other players also began to contribute. Gelbard and Rico Cabrera started off the scoring in the extra period and the Wolverines closed out the game with a 11-0 run. "They did pack it in and we didn't adjust particularly well," Harvard-Westlake coach Greg Hilliard said. "But we were patient getting the ball inside to the guy who could take care of it." Just being in a close game probably threw Harvard-Westlake off balance. The Wolverines had not experienced a tight contest since December and had rolled through the Mission League, Southern Section and Regional playoffs. "I don't care if we are in (a close game) again," Hilliard joked. Jason Collins had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight blocks while Jarron added 19 points and 12 rebounds. Matt Blakely had 15 points to lead University. CAPTION(S): PHOTO (color) Harvard-Westlake Jaron Collins (31) and Dan Karubian, fight for a loss ball under the basket in the Southern Regionals Saturday. Joe Binoya / Daily News |
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